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Here’s your biweekly roundup of retail, restaurant and other business news and happenings in Lamorinda and Central Contra Costa.
Here’s your biweekly roundup of retail, restaurant and other business news and happenings in Lamorinda and environs.
Apple’s much-anticipated new iPhone is set to debut Friday, Sept. 21.
The Erez family gives Lamorinda Patch a preview of their Mediterranean-style restaurant, opening soon at the Rheem Valley Shopping Center.
Okay, La Boulange is doing well and Johnny's still packs 'em in, but second only to requests for a new bar in town are requests we get for a new bakery. Here's your chance to build the perfect Lamorinda bakery - from the location up.
Looking for a home in Lamorinda? Here's a list of those available for inspection this weekend.
In his fourth decade as a craftsman, Lafayette's Steve Ware looks forward to coming to work every day. It's his clientele, he says, that keeps him coming back.
Co-owner of the company who leases out its herd of brush-clearing goats says 10 animals that died were older, prone to ailments.
Two men responsible for an Orinda-based goat herd are facing animal neglect charges after animal control officers found several animals dead in Oakland.
Here in Lamorinda, one of the busiest retailers this wacko sales day is Orchard Nursery, where people queued merrily to buy ornaments and other items of holiday cheer.
Most of you already know us like the back of your hand and that's good, we want you to make use of our pages. For those of you just tuning in, here's a short list of things you can do to put Patch to work for you.
The Moraga Planning Commission approved an application by the Dollar Tree Corp. to establish a store in Rheem Valley Center, but some residents say they will continue to fight it.
Good crowds, everyone taking care of everyone else, people making a little money and having fun. What better way to spend a weekend in Lafayette?
We're a bit faster than these fabled horsemen of old, but perhaps not as brave.
Orinda resident Owen Murphy shares his thoughts on his city's efforts to develop its downtown.
If you're going to the Lafayette Art & Wine Festival this weekend, keep an eye out for the Lamorinda Patch X. You'll be glad you did.
On the heels of similar successful showings in neighboring communities, Lafayette is planning a Halloween screening of Monster's Inc. in Lafayette Plaza.
Dare we say that a pizza war of sorts is shaping up in Lafayette as yet another entry for the Friday Night pizza dollar is coming to town.
Videographer Nick Culum asks locals about their memory of events on this day, nine long years ago.
Sure, they haven't sold it, yet - but if I know my old classmate (you look good on camera, Glenn) he'll find a buyer. A lot of people want to live in Lamorinda.
Lamorinda needs more comfort food, and this business says they'll be bringing it.
Perhaps if we called it The Two Dollar Store?
From no star to four star - locals are all over the map when it comes to their favorite place to dine.
Locals turned out in force to sample the offerings of a brand-spanking new bakery with a decidedly European flair.
Love the idea or hate it, the prospect of a Dollar Tree store in Moraga has sparked an at-times bitter debate.
Locals love their animals, it's true. You see them around town all the time. And it appears local business owners welcome our four-legged friends, too.
The oldest surviving business in Lafayette invited some friends over for a little party to mark the day.
Gardeners around the world are breathing easier - thanks to a Moraga couple who set out to save a garden.
Yeah, but do they have Lomi Lomi chicken?
Comments here and elsewhere have hinted at the prospect of a pretty dismal real estate outlook for Moraga. Area realtors, however, see things differently.
Our spoiled neighbors down in Danville already have their La Boulange up and dispensing breakfast pastries but Lafayette residents are going to have to wait a bit longer.
Pizza Antica hosted the Flora Springs "Tweetup" on Wednesday evening, an event combining wine, smart phones and artisan eats.
Patch likes its people to take part in community service activities. We call it Give5, as in Give 5 Days each Year and do something for our town. For me, the day was spent picking up trash and buffing out graffiti.
I'll confess to setting up camp in a coffee house from time to time. It's a part of what I do. I get a lot done, meet a lot of you and knock back a couple of lattes while pounding out a story or three. Is that so wrong? Some may think so.
Rumors have been circulating for weeks but the official stance has been "we haven't heard anything from the Dollar Store." Well, that position appears to have changed, along with the name of the store.
We've noticed that our regular readers may be on that last holiday before school starts, and we're hearing from folks traveling in far-off locales. Here's a culinary postcard from Santa Fe, New Mexico.